OT-twins to preschool,

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replied,

" I guess it may be a little easier for me because I have 2 that are not going

and they have each other to play with. Really, Hannah doesn't play a whole

lot with them anyway. Do your 2 play together a lot? Hannah does talk but

it is not much like conversation. A & K actually have conversations now so

they CAN play together.

"

Yes, my twins have just started to play, do not want to get out of cribs

without other, and my Pdd-NOS son is imitating and paralell playing with his

twin. They talk to each other with puppets, and have pretend play, etc. My

NT son is very jealous of therapy but we have worked out taking turns, only

answering questions when your name is spoken, and my NT son now models

appropriate responses and my PDD-NOS follows right along so I am hesitant to

seperate them. My NT son gravitates towards other children at playgroups, so

I don't feel he feels like he's older or a protector, or responsible for

connor. I know he won't understand why we are leaving connor screaming at a

preschool. I had hoped to homeschool 1 year before conventional school with

a teacher friend and her twins but don't know if I'd be doing a

disservice(I'm a certified regular ed teacher with no preschool experience).

It sounds like your NT girls are great for each other. Thanks for the input.

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I just got great news today from hannah's teacher. amber & Kelsey are going

to be able to go to school WITH Hannah in the classroom as Typical Peers! So

now they are all going to get to go to school & I'm not going to have to

worry about the other 2 feeling left out.

Have you talked to you child's teacher about your NT child being in their

Typical Peer program? And, who knows, maybe Connor will enjoy pre-school. I

don't think my kids are going to even notice I'm gone. They LOVE to go to

school.

I also considered homeschooling. But now I actually feel the four of us will

benefit from a break from each other. I am very excited not only for all of

the to " get " to go to school, but for me to have 2 full hours to myself 2

mornings a week.

I'm sure it's difficult. Do you find times for the 2 children to be seperate

from each other for small time periods? Such as running errands with one

parent or with grandma or something? We started doing this 3 or 4 months ago

and have had good results. Amber & Kelsey not only missed thier Daddy while

the other child was gone, but also missed the child. We don't have too much

problem with that now. Now everyone swears it's her turn every time. But I

guess that's the way it goes. i think it is very good for them each to have

individual time with Mommy & Daddy & also to have individual time away from

her sisters.

Please keep me posted on how things are going. you can email me privately if

you want. plcandlez@...

Mon to Amber, Kelsey & Hannah b 12/4/98 @ 33.5w